Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 428: Attacking the Turks from the North
Jiangzhou City, Jiangxia Mountain.

Because Xiao Cheng already had the idea of ​​touring Jiangzhou County a few months ago.When the news reached Jiangzhou City, all the civil and military personnel naturally did not dare to neglect, and began to make preparations to pick him up early.

After careful selection and weighing the pros and cons, the Jiangxia Mountain in front of me was chosen as Xiao Cheng's temporary place!

When Xiao Cheng came here, he couldn't help being interested, so he immediately gave up his jade scorpion and went up the stairs accompanied by a group of civil and military courtiers.

Walking on the mountain path, surrounded by beautiful mountains and rocks, set off by green shade, the scenery is particularly pleasant.On both sides of the mountain road, you can even see poems left by Japanese literati from time to time.

Xiao Cheng looked at the surrounding scenery with great interest, and said with a smile to the ministers around him:
"This is a temporary stop, the place I chose is really good! It's in Jiangzhou City, and it's far away from the residential areas, so that it won't disturb the people. And the scenery here, I like it very much!"

Cheng Buzhi on the side heard the words, and couldn't help showing a smile on his serious face, and continued:
"Your Majesty is holy! This Jiangxia Mountain is winding and winding, shaped like a crouching snake, with its head facing the river and its tail inserted into the bustling city. If a large army guards this place and looks down from the heights, Jiangzhou City will be under control, and it will indeed be a battleground for military strategists! Since His Majesty is here, it is also convenient for the army to guard."

Hearing what Cheng Bushi said, Xiao Cheng couldn't help turning his head to look at him, sighed helplessly, and said:

"This beautiful mountain scenery, once you mention it, you immediately feel murderous... Why, you led the army from Xiangzhou County and fought all the way to Jiangzhou County. Haven't you fought enough?"

Cheng didn't know what to say, and suddenly didn't know how to reply.

Wu Zixu, who was on the side, quickly took up the topic and said:
"Your Majesty, speaking of Jiangxia Mountain, there are more than 20 pavilions and pavilions such as Baiyun Tower, Liuyun Pavilion, and Yilan Pavilion. You can look at the Yangtze River in the distance and overlook Jiangzhou City. They are all good places to visit... and this In the past few months, the Jiangzhou City government has organized manpower and hired people from the Mo family to build a residence on the mountain for His Majesty and officials to live in!"

When Xiao Cheng heard this, his brows twitched slightly, he couldn't help shaking his head and said:
"Are you still spending money? It shouldn't be so extravagant. It really can't be done. Isn't it possible to live in the government office in the city?"

Xiao Cheng's parade is to buy people's hearts, and the cost is not small.All the way to Jiangzhou County, large and small, have already spent nearly 200 million taels of silver.

Needless to say, Jiangzhou City.The hearts of the people in the city are on the side of Xia Guo at this time.If he wanted to appease the common people, Xiao Cheng couldn't spend less of his money!

Speaking of which, if Gongsunying hadn't triggered the effect of the training card and let Xiao Cheng collect 10 taels from the wealthy merchants of Qianyang Mansion, the treasury in the palace would be empty by now...

So at this time, when he heard that the Jiangzhou city government had spent a lot of money on this temporary place, Xiao Cheng was suddenly a little unhappy.

Hearing what Xiao Cheng said, Wu Zixu quickly explained:
"Jiangxia Mountain already has all the facilities, but it's just a temporary requisition and a little rest, so it didn't cost much..."

Having said that, Wu Zixu said helplessly:
"And this Jiangzhou City, every spring and summer, there will be floods every now and then due to heavy rains, or due to flooding upstream. It is also a helpless move to set your Majesty on Jiangxia Mountain!"

Due to reasons such as terrain and climate, Jiangzhou City often suffers from waterlogging.There may not be any serious disasters, but it will always affect the life in the city.

There was really no other way for the civil and military forces in Jiangzhou City, so they tried their best to find this place with extremely high terrain and beautiful scenery, and it was in Jiangzhou City, which was convenient for the army to guard!

Hearing this, Xiao Cheng raised his head subconsciously and looked towards Jiangzhou City at the foot of the mountain.

In the distance, the mighty Yangtze River roared past, and the river was raging.There are many lakes and lakes in the city, and there are many water veins.With such a terrain, if there is another heavy rain, it will be no wonder if there is no waterlogging!

Thinking of this, Xiao Cheng could only nod his head slightly, and continued:

"It's because I don't know the details, I blame you all!"

When the ministers heard the words, they didn't even dare to speak.

The people walked along the mountain road to the halfway up the mountain, where they were temporarily walking.

It is said that it is a temporary visit, but after all, it was built several months in advance in Jiangzhou City. It occupies a large area and has all kinds of palaces and pavilions. It can already be called a palace!

Xiao Cheng took a look, then glanced at Wu Zixu who was beside him, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

That's what you said, it doesn't cost much?
Seeing this, Wu Zixu just chuckled a few times and didn't speak.

Just because the terrain of Jiangzhou City is not good, the local officials in Jiangzhou City neither dared to let Xiao suffer from the waterlogging in the city, nor did they dare to let Xiao Cheng live outside Jiangzhou City.

This can be regarded as a reason, and local officials must have felt sad about it.Xiao Cheng didn't want to embarrass them too much, so he didn't continue to blame them, and just regarded the matter as over...

Ask Feng Bao to preside over arrange for the escort to move in for a temporary stay, while Xiao Cheng took a group of civil and military officials to find a palace, and began to discuss state affairs.

Xiao Cheng sat at the head, looked around at the civil and military officials present, and said in a deep voice:
"In these days, what happened to the Xia army in Yuzhang County, Xunyang County, Nanyang County, and Rong County?"

Nanyang County belongs to Yudi, north of Jiangzhou County.

The remaining three lands belong to the nine counties in the south of the Yangtze River.Xunyang County is to the east of Jiangzhou County.Yuzhang County borders Jiangzhou County and Shaoyang County respectively.And Rong County is in the north of Shaoyang County, near the sea.

Now these four counties are the front lines of Yunxia and Xia.The Xia army that had evacuated from the southwestern defense line was scattered among the four counties. Xia Guo even mobilized a lot of troops to station here, while resisting the advance of Yun Guo's soldiers, and waiting for the opportunity to regain the lost land of the seven counties. !
Hearing Xiao Cheng's question, Cheng Buzhi immediately took a step forward and said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty, after the first battle in Jiangzhou County, Xia's southwest defense line collapsed, and the many elite troops deployed here suffered countless injuries. Of the more than [-] soldiers and horses that were withdrawn, there were few elite ones. Now they are constantly stepping up their drills, and no troops have been mobilized. meaning."

At this time, Wu Zixu also opened his mouth to report:

"Your Majesty, do you still remember the urgent report from Beijing last year? The grasslands in the north were hit by white disasters, and the Turkic Yudu Khan ordered the Turkic tribes to send troops south to plunder."

Xiao Cheng nodded immediately when he heard the words, and said:
"I remember this! At that time, Yu Zhaoling sent people to come and pressure him with righteousness. He wanted to make a covenant with me and suspend fighting so that he could free up his hands to clean up the grassland tribes."

Having said that, Xiao Cheng couldn't help but chuckled, and said:
"I had no intention of continuing to use troops, but I wanted to frighten Yu Zhaoling, so I didn't receive the envoy he sent."

Xiao Cheng knew the truth that he couldn't chew too much, so he planned to spend some time digesting the results of the battle in the seven southwestern counties.

However, in order to scare Yu Zhaoling, Xiao Cheng deliberately pretended to be tough at the beginning, disregarding the etiquette between the two countries, and directly refused to meet the envoy of Xia Guo.

Upon hearing this, Wu Zixu continued to speak:

"Last year last year, the northern border of Xia State was very cold and freezing. It was really difficult to use troops. The Xia army fortified the walls and cleared the fields, and never faced a battle. The Turkic people managed to capture two small frontier cities with great casualties, so they withdrew their troops."

"And just yesterday, I received an urgent military report. Half a month ago, the ice and snow in the northern border melted, and winter passed. Emperor Xia immediately issued an order to mobilize all the elite in the northern border to attack the grassland..."

Xiao Cheng knew about the military newspaper that had just been delivered from Wu Zixu, his brows were frowned, and he said in a deep voice:

"He is so sure of me that he dare not continue to send troops at this time?"

In today's Xia Kingdom, the elite of the Southwest has been wiped out.Although there are more than 20 troops in the four counties, most of them are untrained recruits and their combat power is not strong.It can almost be said that Xia Guo's airs are completely supported by the elite of the northern border.

And the power of the Turks is not considered weak!At this time, Emperor Xia had the guts to send out the elite from the northern border to attack the Turks without fear of the pressure of fighting on two fronts. This was a direct confirmation that Yun Kingdom would not continue to use troops!
Although Xiao Cheng did not intend to continue to use troops, but the calculation in his heart was seen through, which made Xiao Cheng feel a little unhappy.

Yang Dayan, who was on the side, couldn't help but muttered:

"Why should Your Majesty be troubled? He didn't continue to use troops before, it was because His Majesty wanted to take it easy. But Xia Guo took the initiative to give him the opportunity, so why should we be polite to him..."

"Your Majesty, the last general begs for orders, lead the army under his command as the vanguard, attack the two counties of Xunyang and Yuzhang, and go straight to the capital of Xia Kingdom!" Yang Dayan came out, clasping his fists and shouted.

"This matter is not as simple as General Anton thought..."

Wu Zixu first refuted aloud, and then quickly explained:
"After all, it involves the Turks. Emperor Xia didn't know His Majesty's original plan. He was just betting on His Majesty. He didn't dare to risk the disgrace of the world. He took this opportunity to send troops again!"

Yun and Xia called each other emperors, and both adopted the Central Plains etiquette system in the country. It has been passed down for 600 years, and they are all orthodoxy recognized by the world.The dispute between the two countries, that is, the brothers cross the wall, and the meat will be rotten in the pot.

But once the grassland Turkic tribes are added to this, the nature is completely different.

As long as one dares to do something, the good reputation that Xiao Cheng has painstakingly created and accumulated since he ascended the throne will be destroyed in one fell swoop.The legitimacy of Yun Kingdom has been greatly damaged!
Xiao Cheng sighed helplessly, shook his head, and regretfully said:

"It's a pity, I originally planned to use this condition to ask Xia Guo for more..."

Speaking of this, Xiao Cheng suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, his brows twitched slightly, the topic changed, and he said with a smile:
"Perhaps, it can still be used!"

Hearing the words, everyone looked bewildered, and after subconsciously looking at each other, everyone immediately bowed to Xiao Cheng and saluted, and said in unison:
"Please make it clear, Your Majesty!"

"Notify the court of the Xia Kingdom that I agree to put aside the war between the two countries first, but they need to send envoys to submit the letter of credence!"

Having said that, Xiao Cheng paused slightly, then continued to speak:

"In addition, those people in the martial arts world who were assassinated today must have remnants of the same party. Order the East Factory and the sticky pole to search Jiangzhou City and arrest them with all their strength... Attention, this time, I want to live!"

To live?
When all the ministers heard what Xiao Cheng said, their eyes rolled, and their faces all showed a thoughtful look...
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The northern border, the Turkic territory.

After the ice and snow melted, spring, which had been suppressed all winter, couldn't wait to get out of the soil.On the huge grassland, greenery is blooming at this time.

This means that the surviving herdsmen have passed a life-and-death test brought about by the grassland white disaster.

Although they lost a lot of cattle and sheep in the disaster, more or less relatives were lost in each tent...

But in the end, they survived this catastrophe.According to the previous Turkic customs, these herdsmen should come out of their tents at this time, cook sheep and slaughter cattle, sing and dance, celebrate the tribe's survival after the catastrophe, and welcome the arrival of spring together.

But this year, along with the arrival of spring, there is also the deafening sound of horseshoes.

At this moment, the frontier army of Xia Kingdom, dressed in black armor and with a murderous aura, entered the Turkic territory and came before this Turkic tribe named "Utla tribe".

The leading general of the Xia Army slowly reined in the horse, with killing intent in his eyes, pointed his spear obliquely ahead, and shouted violently:

"Kill, leave none!"

The generals and soldiers of the Xia army under his command immediately galloped on their horses and rushed to kill them.

The sound of shouting and killing came, and the soldiers of the Xia army raised their sharp blades as bright as snow, rushed into Utla's tribe and hacked wantonly.

At this time, even though there were brave Utla warriors who were not afraid of death, they grabbed their bows, arrows and scimitars, jumped on their horses, and bravely resisted Xia's army.

But the Utla tribe, who had lost some of their youth due to the plunder going south, and was raided by the Xia army, the few resistance at this time seemed extremely fragile.

Fresh blood continued to flow on the grass, dyeing the green red, bringing a chill to the vibrant spring day.

The wrinkled and aging shaman from the Utla tribe, at this time, his muscles bulged, and his body swelled by more than ten feet, struggling to resist the Xia army soldiers who came to kill him.

In his mouth, still using Turkic language, he tried his best to shout:
"Don't stay behind to resist, all flee to the north, go to the king's court and tell Khan that the Xia people are coming!"

The old shaman just shouted a few words, and immediately attracted the attention of General Xia.

The next moment, an arrow gleaming with coldness directly pierced through the priest's throat.The Turkic language that was shouting in a hurry suddenly froze.A group of soldiers of the Xia army rushed forward and slashed him to death.

As soon as the shaman died, the last resistance of the Utra tribe collapsed in an instant.The surviving tribes were young and strong, no longer caring about the old and the weak, and fled north frantically on horseback.

And behind them, followed closely by Xia Jun's elite light cavalry responsible for chasing and killing the fleeing enemies.

At this time, the leading general of the Xia army reined in his horse and stood on the ruins of the Utla tribe, looked at the surrounding environment, nodded in satisfaction, and shouted loudly to the generals of the Xia army behind him:
"According to His Majesty's will, attack the Turks in the north, expand the land for five hundred miles, set up Yunzhong County, build a city here, give it the name 'Beiyu County', and belong to Yunzhong County!"

A group of Xia troops are in the northern border, and they have a deep hatred with the Turks.At this time, when I heard that the Emperor Xia ordered to attack the Turks in the north and build a city here, I was immediately excited and shouted in unison:

"Follow His Majesty's will!"

High morale, straight to the sky.The majestic military power shocked the grassland.

(End of this chapter)